Alexander Zverev and Mikael Ymer will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Open Sud de France for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 4:30 pm on COURT PATRICE DOMINGUEZ. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexander Zverev who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexander Zverev is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Zverev -> 1.14
Mikael Ymer -> 5.50
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Zverev vs. Mikael Ymer
This will be the 3rd time that Alexander Zverev and Mikael Ymer square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they locked horns, Zverev won 6-1 6-3 7-6(3) in the 2nd round in at the French Open back in 2019.
Alexander Zverev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22-9 | 18-6 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 55-27 | 22-13 | 20-7 | 8-5 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-10 | 9-4 | 17-5 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 59-15 | 28-6 | 14-4 | 13-3 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 28-11 | 12-7 | 3-1 | 13-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 3 (career-high), Zverev got to the semifinal after defeating Mackenzie Mcdonald 6-2 7-65 and Adrian Mannarino 6-1 6-0.
In the quarter, Zverev had a good straight sets win against Mannarino (6-1 6-0). During the match, Zverev scored 53 points vs Mannarino’s 22. The German was quite aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Regarding the service games, Zverev blasted 8 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Alexander Zverev was quite effective on serve to win 72% (21/29) of his 1st serve and 70% (7/10) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Zverev broke Mannarino 6 times after converting 60% of his break points (6/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Zverev hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this tournament to win 62% of the points he played.
Zverev has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 67% of his matches (384-189). 2-0 on indoor hard courts in 2022. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Zverev has an overall 81-40 win-loss record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
The German has a composed 7-2 win-loss record in 2022, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Montpellier
Mikael Ymer
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 24-18 | 6-7 | 3-3 | 11-4 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 31-25 | 9-6 | 3-8 | 17-9 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 27-24 | 9-5 | 10-7 | 5-9 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 12-11 | 6-6 | 2-3 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 54-20 | 13-4 | 20-7 | 17-6 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 83, Ymer got to the semifinal after beating Corentin Moutet 7-65 6-4, Gael Monfils 6-1 6-2 and Richard Gasquet 7-5 6-76 6-1.
In the quarter, Mikael defeated Gasquet (7-5 6-76 6-1). During the match Ymer scored 112 points vs Gasquet’s 98. Mikael was exceptionally aggressive to blast 43 winners.
Talking about serving, Ymer fired 4 aces and he was not very consistent on his 2nd serve to score 10 double faults. Mikael Ymer lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Ymer put 52% of his first serves in, winning 78% (43/55) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (23/50) on the 2nd serve. Ymer broke Gasquet 7 times after converting 78% of his break points (7/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Mikael has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Mikael has a compiled 5-2 win-loss record in 2022, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Montpellier
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2020. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zverev | Ymer |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 34 | 70 |
| Pts | 119-72 | 260-213 |
| Total Points | 191 | 473 |
| Winners | 55 | 110 |
| %Winners | 46% | 42% |
Zverev played 2 matches while Ymer competed in 3 matches. At the moment, Mikael Ymer dropped 1 set while Alexander Zverev hasn’t lost a set so far. Zverev has played 3 set(s) less than Ymer (4 vs 7). Therefore, Zverev played 36 games less than Ymer. Zverev scored 55 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, Ymer recorded 110 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zverev | Ymer |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 18 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 9 | 2.3 |
| 1st in | 69/97 | 148/233 |
| %1st in | 71% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 55/69 | 110/148 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 16/28 | 45/85 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 53% |
Zverev struck 18 aces (9 per match). Ymer fired 7 aces (2.3 per match). Zverev won 80% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Ymer won 74% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zverev | Ymer |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 14 |
| Converted | 9/14 | 14/23 |
| % Converted | 64% | 61% |
| Conceded | 5 | 18 |
| Saved | 4 | 14 |
| % Saved | 80% | 78% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 |
The German broke his opponents 9 times with a 64% conversion rate. The German dropped his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. Ymer broke his opponents 14 times with a 61% conversion rate. Mikael conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zverev | ||||
| R2 Mcdonald |
1/4 Mannarino |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-65 | 6-1 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 13 | 34 | |
| pts | 66-50 | 53-22 | 119-72 | |
| Total points | 116 | 75 | 191 | |
| Winners | 34 | 21 | 55 | |
| %Winners | 52% | 40% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 10 | 8 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 40/58 | 29/39 | 69/97 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 74% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 34/40 | 21/29 | 55/69 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 72% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/18 | 7/10 | 16/28 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 70% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 6/10 | 9/14 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 60% | 64% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 4/4 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 100% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ymer | |||||
| R1 Moutet |
R2 Monfils |
1/4 Gasquet |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 6-4 | 6-1 6-2 | 7-5 6-76 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 15 | 32 | 70 | |
| pts | 92-86 | 56-29 | 112-98 | 260-213 | |
| Total points | 178 | 85 | 210 | 473 | |
| Winners | 47 | 20 | 43 | 110 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 36% | 38% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 69/95 | 24/33 | 55/105 | 148/233 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 73% | 52% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 47/69 | 20/24 | 43/55 | 110/148 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 83% | 78% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/26 | 8/9 | 23/50 | 45/85 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 89% | 46% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 5/8 | 7/9 | 14/23 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 63% | 78% | 61% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 0 | 7 | 18 | |
| Saved | 10/11 | 0/0 | 4/7 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 91% | – | 57% | 74% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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Tennis Scores in Montpellier
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (6-1 6-0) – See score progression
- Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic – Damir DzumhurDzumhur (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Mikael YmerYmer – Richard GasquetGasquet (7-5 6-76 6-1) – See score progression
- Alexander BublikBublik – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (6-4 2-6 7-64) – See score progression
- Lloyd Glasspool/Harri HeliovaaraGlasspool/Harri Heliovaara – Aleksandr Nedovesov/Aisam QureshiNedovesov/Aisam Qureshi (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (6-1 6-0) – See score progression
- Mikael YmerYmer – Richard GasquetGasquet (7-5 6-7(6) 6-1) – See score progression
- Alexander BublikBublik – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (6-4 2-6 7-6(4)) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic – Alexander BublikBublik (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Mikael YmerYmer (2-0) – H2H and prediction
